Trousers appliance.



M. V. HAM'MACK. TROUSERS APPLIANCE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 1, 1915.

Patented Dec.21,1915.

/l awe-07 I lliARTIN V. HAMMAUK, OI" RALEIGH, NURTH. CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO V trousers appliance.

ALBERT L. CG'X ANDUONE-I-IALF IO JUSE-Pfi CAROLINA.

s. HAMMACK, Bo'rHor RALEIGH, some:

7 TROUSERS AP L ANCE.

f Patented Dec. 21, 1915.

Application filed February 1, 1915. Serial No. 5,543. v

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN V. HAM- MAoK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Raleigh, in the county of ake and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trousers Appliances, of which the follow ing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in trousers appliances, this invention being an improvement upon the invention covered by patent granted to me July 21, 191i, No. 1,10%,188, the main object being to improve the construction of the appliance covered by said patent and oyercome its defects and provide a more eilicient and practical appliance for the purpose intended.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a trousers appliance which will permit of a unitary structure providing an appliance to fit in both legs of the trousers and thus produce in one structure a device which will be applied to both of the legs of the trousers.

With these objects in view, my invention consists of a trousers appliance embodying novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of partsfor service, subswantially as shown, described and claimed herein. v

Figure 1 represents a side e'levation of my Fig. 2 represents an edge view showingthe double or twin construction of my appliance. Fig. 3 represents a sectional view of the tubular member of my appliance. Fig. 4 represents a sectional viewthrou'gh one or the arms of the adjusting member, and Fig. 5 represents a view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Referring by letters to the drawings, in which similar letters denote like parts, in all the figures of the drawings, the letter A designates the main supporting member of my appliance which is tubular in construction and made in two sections, connected by a pin B, which construction permits the member to be taken apart when desired and to the lower end of the tubular member is connected the three-way coupling C, in the horizontal portion of which is screwed the pair of guide tubes D, and from said tubes leads the loop E for suspending the hanger orappliance. To thevupper end of said tubular member is connected the cross-head upper end the adjusting means of the slot U F comprising a pair of arms formed at their end with guides or kerfs G, and a vertical tubular threaded stem H. .Mounted in'said stem is the adjusting screw J, having at its handle portion K and having mounted adjacent said handle portion the collar L, to which is pivoted at M, the upper ends of the pair of spreaders N, which are guided in the kerfs G, and have connected at their outer ends 0, the upper end of the trousers engaging wires P,

-whose lower ends are secured at Q to the pair of laterallv adjustable arms R, fitting in the guide tubes D, and being adjustable to suit the width of the bottom of the trousers. The appliances are connected in pairs by means of the plate S, having a turned doubled portion S, and the flanged plate T, guided in said plate S, and the plates are secured together by means of the handscrew U, which connects the plate as shown in Fig. 2, thus securing together the two parts of the appliance.

The manner of usin my appliance is eX- actly the same as in my former patent, the appliance being placed in the trousers legs and the spreaders adjusted to cause the wires to bear against the trousers to effect the stretching and creasing of the trousers.

It will be understood that a separate appliance may be used for each trousers leg, but I prefer to use the appliances embodying the pair or twin construction, as this enables the appliance to be fitted in each leg of the trousers and to hold the trousers in proper hanging position as well as to insure the proper creasing and preserving of the shape of the trousers.

It will be noted that the pair of stretchers can be collapsed and brought together to permit the device to occupy a small amount of space, or they may be extended or moved apart by means of the nut U, on screw U, which permits one section to be moved by and clamped or secured in the desired adjustment.

7 I claim:

A. trousers appliance, consisting of two similar stretching devices, each comprising a supporting member, a pair of sleeves connected to the lower end of each supporting member, a pair of arms adjustable in said sleeves, an adjustable cross head connected to the upper end of each supporting member, ana-djusting screw mounted in each of sald heads, a pan of Spreaders havlng thelr upper ends connected-t0 each of sald screws and guided in the cross heads, trousers engaging wires connected to the lower ends of sald Spreaders, sald wlres havlng thelr lower ends connected to the ad ustable arms, plates cb'nnected t0 the-saidcross heads in twin plates in connected relation.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses MARTIN V.- HAMMACK. Witnesses:

O/Gr. WVRENN, "CARY K. DURFEW. 7

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- Washington, D. C. 1

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